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PATENTND NBB. 5, 1907. s. H. JONES & E, E. TOWLE.

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' SYLVESTER H. JONES AND ELMER E. TOWLE, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA,

ASSIGN ORS TO THE AMERICAN SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, A CORPORATION SEEDING MACHINE COMPANY, OF

OF OHIO.

CORN-PLANTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application led November 30, 1906. Serial No. 345.749.

To LZZ whom it may oon/cern: y

Be it known that we, SYLvEsrER H. JONES and ELMER E. TowLE, citizens ofthe United l States, residing at Richmond, in the county of 7Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented l certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Planters, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to improvements in corn-planters and feeding devices, and more particularly to that part usually designated as the sto p and start movement.

The object of the invention is to give the feed-shaft an intermittent movement from the aXle of the carrying-wheel, and it is desirable to employ some form of clutchlmechanism operated by the tap pet-wire and automatically disengagedv at the end of a prede- A termined movement.

The particular object is to construct a device such that the amount of force required to be exerted by the tappet-wire for throwing the clutch into engagement will be reduced to a minimum and to simplify the mechanism, rendering the parts accurate in their operations.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a bottom plan View of a portion of the cornplanter, showing the improvement. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a circular track and swinging yoke, the feedshaft being shown in section and a portion of the yoke in dotted lines.

Like parts are represented by similar characters of reference throughout the several views.

In the drawings, l, 2, 3, 4, and 5 represent, respectively, diiIerent supporting-frame portions secured to the main frame 6 and 7. The feed-shaft a is j ournaled loosely within the frame portions l and 2, and this shaft eX- tends under the hop pers of the planter and is connected to the revolving seed-plates a of each hopper through the medium of a beveled gear a2, journaled on the shaft, and the beveled gear-teeth a3 on the bottom of the seedplate disk, a4 representing' the bottom of'one I of the ho p pers.

Loosely mounted on the feed-shaft is a sprocket-wheel l), having connected therewith a ratchet-wheel b, said parts being shown integrally formed in one piece, and the same are continuously driven from the aXle of the carrying -wheel (not shown) by a sprocket-chain b2.

Pivotally connected to a sleeve c', which is fixed to the feed-shaft, is a swinging dog c, normally spring pressed away from the ratchet b by a spring c2, which bears against a lug c", (shown in dotted lines,) projecting from the iiXed sleeve c. There is attached to said dog at the free end thereof an antifriction-roller c3, the periphery of which projects slightly beyond the main body of the log and to the rear thereof, as indicated in iig. 2.

Adjacent to the dog c and integrally connected to the frame portion 2 is a disk d, the flat face of which constitutes a circular track around whichthe antifriction-roller c3 freely moves, and this face is formed with an opening or notch d', as shown in Fig. 3, sufficient in size for the roller to project therein, and thus normally occupy the position shown in Fig. 2, such that the 'periphery of the roller projects beyond the disk d and in position to be engaged by a device for the purpose of throwing the clutch mechanism into gear. It is apparent that the ratchet b constitutes the immovable member of the clutch, while the swinging dog c, with its projecting tooth d2, constitutes the movable member of the clutch.

The mechanism for operating the clutch through the instrumentality of the tappetwire is as follows: Pivoted to the upper part of the disk d on the face opposite from that around which the antifriction-rollerrevolves is a yoke e, carrying at its lower end a camsurface e. This yoke has a plain track e2, formed on the side o posite from the camsurface e, and normaiiy this plain surface e2 engages the periphrey of the antifrictionroller c3, as indicated in Fig. 2. It is apparent that when the yoke is operated the clutch mechanism will be thrown into gear, which will result in revolving the antifriction-roller c3 past the notch and around the face of the disk. In the preliminary movement of the antifriction-roller c3 it moves on the plain surface c2 until the swinging dog c is rotated a sucient distance for the roller to engage the face d of the disk. At this point the yoke may be thrown back to normal position, and the clutch members will remain in engagement until the swinging do g reaches its norm al position, when the roller c3 Will again drop Within the notch, thereby permitting the clutch members to become disconnected. As indicated in Fig. 3, the plain surface e2 of the yoke e conforms to the dimension of the notch d', so that When the flat surface e2 of the yoke e is moved into line with the face of the disk d for the purpose of engaging the clutch members the disk d Will, in efl'ect,have a continuous track-surface- (See Fig. 2.)

f represents the usual tappet-lever operated by a tappet-Wire (not shown) in the usual Way, being connected to a rock-shaft f in order to give said shaft a partial rotation Whenever a tappet causes the movement of the tappet-lever.

f2 represents the guiding-sheaves for the Wire.

The shaft f has connected thereto an upwardly-projecting arm 3, provided With an antifriction-roller f4, normally engaging the the rock-shaft through the medium of a loose sleeve ,f 5, secured to the shaft by a set-screw f, and this construction permits adjustment of the arm relative to the cam-surface e. A retracting-springf7, connected to the arm on the shaft f and to a portion of the frame,

serves to retract the shaft and lever after they have been operated by the Wire. (See Fig. 1 The tappet-lever is also normally springpressed into the position shown in Fig. 2, and a tappet on the Wire forces said arm against the tension of the spring, so that When the lever in the operation of the machine passes the tappet the lever returns to normal position. It is a parent that Whenever this tappet-lever esci lates the rock-shaftf also oscillates, and thereby the arm f3 is oscillated, so that the antifriction-rollerjf4 revolves free] over the cam-surface e forcing the yoke-face e2 into line with the face of the disk d, thereby forcing the clutch mechanism into gear, and by reason of the fact that the ratchet b is a continuously-revolving clutch member the swinging dog c, Which constitutes the movable clutch member, immediately starts to revolve, thereby revolving the seedeplate until the shaft (L makes a complete revolution, When the clutch members have become disengaged and the movement of the feed-plate ceases. By reason of the arrangement of the surface c2 in cooperation with the notch d there is prevented any `jarring of the parts, and the `entire mechanism is such that the intermittent movement of the seed plate can be brought about simply and accurately.

Having thus described our invention, We claiml. In a feeding mechanism for corn-planters, a continuously-revolving clutch member, an intermittently-operated clutch member, an antifriction-roller supported at the end of said last-mentioned clutch member, a disk adjacent to the clutch members, a notch formed therein, and means for projecting the frictionroller Within the notch, a lever, and means for operating said lever intermittently to throw the roller out of the notch, for the purpose specified.

2. 1n a feeding device for cornplanters, a continuously rotating clutch member, an

l y intermittently-operated clutch member, a cam-surface c. The arm f3 1s connected to friction-roller supported thereby, a plain surface adjacent to the roller around Which the roller is adapted to revolve, an operating device for said last-mentioned clutch member. a cam-face formed on said operating device, and a friction-roller adapted to engage said surface, and means for intermittently operating said last-mentioned friction-roller for the purpose of causing the engagement ofthe clutch members, substantially as specified.

3. In a feeding device for corn-planters, a continuously operating clutch member, a swinging dog comprising an intermittent clutch member, an antifriction-roller on the dog, a disk having a notch formed therein, means for normally projecting the roller Within the notch, a swinging operating device having a flat surface adapted to engage the roller, and means for operating said last-mentioned member and Which is formed to fit Within the notch in operating position, thereby forming a continuous surface on the disk, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands this 23d day of November, 1906.

SYLVESTER H. JONES. ELMER E. TOVLE.

Witnesses Jos. P. HIATT, E. LANNES KEPLER..

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